AuburnChick's Adventures

Oh, you guys, I am really doing the happy dance right now!

It’s all because of money…money that I DIDN’T spend!

Wanna see what came home with me during today’s excursion?

Now, first of all, one thing is missing from the photo.  Imagine another package of Bounty napkins.  I forgot that I had set it down on the dryer when I walked in the house.  I think my hands were full, and I was trying not to trip over the dogs.

Ok…let’s talk numbers first.  See, I’m not going to make you wait for totals this time because I want you to be so excited that you read how I did it.

After the cashier took my coupons off of my bill, I had saved $99.98.

However, this afternoon, while writing this blog post, I found three coupons that I had not pulled out of my purse this morning.  I mean, they were in the pile, but I had a few coupons that I wound up not using, and these got mixed in with them.

So, I trotted my little aggravated behind back to the store.  It was worth it when I got back $3.39.

One of my friends saw and acknowledged me, but I didn’t hear her because, in her words, I looked like I was in deep discussion with the manager.

I was.  Anytime “you” have “my” money, I’m gonna get it back.

So, with the rest of my “change” back in my pocket, my savings totaled $103.37!!

No, you did not misread that.  That’s more than $100 off of my bill!

I only spent $42.96

My bill would have been $146.33 if I had not combined store savings with coupons.

So, I saved 71% today!!

Now, let’s look at how I did this.

General Mills Cereal – B1G1 @ $3.99
Used:  $.50 mfg AND $1 Target coupons (one set per box)
Spent:  $.50 per box

TGI Friday’s Frozen Snacks – B1G1 @ $3.59
Used:  $1 mfg AND $2 Publix coupons from the Toss for Cash booklet (one set per box)
Spent:  NOTHING! This was a MONEYMAKER of $1.20 per box!!  And I bought six!!!!

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel – B1G1 @ $2.49
Used:  $2 mfg coupons (one per box)
Spent:  $.25 per box

Lender’s Bagels – B1G1 @ $2.15
Used:  $.50 mfg (from All You Maagazine, but I only had one for all four bags) AND $.75 Publix coupons from the Toss for Cash booklet
Spent:  $.20 per bag

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest – B1G1 @ $1.79
Used:  $1/2 mfg coupons (one per set)
Spent:  $.40 per box

Old El Paso Dinner Kit – B1G1 @ $3.03
Used:  $.60/2 mfg coupon
Spent:  $1.22 per box

Old El Paso Seasoning Mix – @ $1.19 (not on sale)
Used:  Buy 2 Old El Paso Dinner Kits, get a Season Mix Free (up to $1.09)
Spent:  $.19

All Detergent – B1G1 @ $5.99
Used:  $1 mfg coupons (one per bottle)
Spent:  $2 per bottle

Philadephia Cream Cheese @ $1
Used:  $1 mfg coupons from the Publix Grape Magazine
Spent:  NOTHING!

Kraft Shredded Cheese @ $3.49
Used:  $1/2 mfg coupon
Spent:  $1.25 per bag

Green Giant Frozen Vegetables @ $1
Used:  $.50 mfg coupons
Spent:  $.50 per box

Healthy Choice Steamers @ $2.50
Used:  $2 mfg coupon
Spent:  $.50

Progresso Soup @ $1.25
Used:  $1.10/3 mfg coupon
Spent:  $.88 per can

Skintimate Shave Gel @ $1.66
Used:  $1 mfg coupon
Spent:  $.66

Bounty Napkins @ $2.99
Used:  $.25 mfg coupons and $1 Publix coupon (repeated for each package)
Spent:  $1.74 per package

Charmin Toilet Paper @ $6.15 (not on sale)
Used:  $.25 mfg AND $.55 Publix coupons
Spent:  $5.35

Bounty Paper Towels @ $2.05 (not on sale)
Used:  Buy 3 particular items (this is why I bought two packages of napkins and the Charmin), get one roll of paper towels free
Spent:  NOTHING!

I also bought milk and meat, which were not on sale and for which I did not have a coupons.

And that was my shopping at Publix today!

I am excited because I broke the $100 ceiling.  I mean, after the first total, I was like, “C’mon…another $.02 and I would have been there.”  But after those three coupons and a price adjustment of something that did not ring up correctly, I did it!

Fridays are always good.  Saving so much money made it even better!

Filed under: Saving Money | Tagged: couponing, grocery shopping, publix, Saving Money |